YE OLDE PUB NEGOTIATING TO GET BACK ITS SPIRIT

The way old Ye Olde Man & Scythe is cranky about the loss of its spirit, last ‘seen’ haunting a metal jar in an exhibit of Chinese contemporary art in Manchester. [caption id="attachment_7118" align="alignright" width="295"] Ye Olde Man & Scythe[/caption]

SOLOTEL SET TO UNVEIL REJUVENATED PADDINGTON INN

After a six-month reno, Solotel’s Paddington Inn returns next week to celebrate local architecture and its place in the tale of the modern bistro. Thirty years ago Bruce Solomon purchased the famous corner pub on Oxford Street, thus launching what

PUBLICANS TURN TO HOTELS & HASHTAGS

The Pub Innovation parlay took place yesterday in the Amora Riverwalk Hotel, presenting ‘What’s next for your business? to innovatory publicans in attendance. The event was a follow-on of the successful Pub Evolution meet in Bendigo earlier this year –

LOCAL WINS BATTLE FOR GRAVILLIS’ KEMPSEY PUB

Hotel Kempsey has joined the ranks of hot property coastal pubs to change hands, with a local expanding publican beating out the metropolitan groups. The family of Peter Gravillis listed the popular local in June, after nearly 30 years owning

SUPREME COURT OPENS DOOR FOR SOME LOCKOUT-BLIGHTED VENUES

Last Thursday the Supreme Court handed down the first good news in years for Sydney’s ‘locked out’ venues, but there’s no cause for celebration yet. Justice Natalie Adams was called to adjudicate on the case filed by the Coronation Hotel,

HOT WATERLOO PUB ON OFFER

Owners of Waterloo’s Grosvenor Hotel have put it to market, citing what happens to all good things for the popular corner pub. Two business partners, former Coca-Cola Amatil executive Denis Hickey and corporate identity Warwick Negus, have listed the freehold

HERITAGE PUB TO CLOSE AS PROPRIETORS MOVE ONE

One of the old ladies of Adelaide will soon call it a day, as developers re-purpose the heritage-listed pub as a commercial space. Hotel Wright St occupies the corner of Wright and Compton Streets, in the heart of the Adelaide

WOW FIGURES SHED LIGHT ON ALH DILEMMA

Australia’s biggest pub operator is the crux of a profitability dilemma for its majority owner Woolworths, as the supermarket giant weighs up bottom line and a PR crisis. Woolworth Limited (ASX: WOW) yesterday announced its full year results for FY16,

BUYERS ‘TUSSLE’ AS HOTELS SELL LIKE HOTCAKES

The perfect storm is driving coastal and regional popularity and sharpening yields, and pubs in growth areas have never been more in vogue. Hotel Cessnock is the latest in a trail of assets scooped up by strong operators and prudent

PUB JOB POPULARITY A BLESSING AND CURSE

Just as it has revolutionised the taxi and accommodation industries, technology is rapidly changing the way and efficiency with which employers and job-seekers meet. Research by tech-based employment service Workible shows hospitality is one of the most sought-after and devoted